- (This page is about the British group. For the American group of the same name, see Persuaders).
The Persuaders were an indie pop band from Liverpool, originating from John Jenkins and John Gillin who left "Come in Tokio" in 1983 on the brink of record company interest after three BBC Radio Sessions (two John Peel and a Kid Jensen Sessions) to form a band that they could write songs for - Tokio had been Phil Wylie's band using Phil's song.
For two years they auditioned musicians to form the basis of what became "The Persuaders" - The name "The Persuaders" was chosen based on the TV series starring Roger Moore and Tony Curtis.
Dave Price (bass) initially joining - Brian Farrell (formerly of "Our Kid" - the original One Direction) joined on Drums and Tony Upham became the vocalist for the period up to late 1985.
Two BBC Radio Sessions followed in 1984 and 1985 - One for John Peel and One for Janice Long before Upham was replaced in late 1985 by John Kennedy.
(read more on John Jenkins Music)
Links to Peel[]
Peel had played some of its members previous band, Come In Tokio, on his radio programmes and kept interest in the new project of its members called The Persuaders. He invited the group to record a session in December 1984, where they performed four tracks. He also played their track in 1985 called 'You Turn Me On' on his 14 August 1985 show.
Sessions[]
THE PERSUADERS John Peel 16th December 1984
1. Recorded: 1984-12-16. First Broadcast: 30 January 1985. Repeated: 18 February 1985, 06 March 1985
- Captain Of The Ship / Great Expectations / Music For Pleasure / Somethings
Other Shows Played[]
- 1985
- 14 August 1985: You Turn Me On (v/a LP - Son Of Jobs For The Boys) Natalie